The most interesting songs here are Kid originals.
author: Gary von Tersch of Big City Blues
The most interesting songs here are, what I assume to be, Kid Dynamite originals. Try the vivid social commentary of "Take The Guns Off The Street" (great back up vocals from Mary and Patience Lucas), the Delta blues of "Them White Boys" (Imagine Eric Clapton plowing fields / Or Mick and Keith on Beale Street shinin' shoes) with scintillating fretwork from Shun Kikuta, or the smile inducing "My Baby Snores" and the sax driven "God Bless The Blues" - where KD pays rousing homage to Muddy, Wolf, and Sam and a host of other greats, yes, "Lonnie Brooks can cook."
The Kid may be small in stature, but he sure packs a punch,
while composing some marvelously anecdotal songs. The production and sound are a little spotty at times.
The tracks feature plenty of brass, electric guitar and organ support from the Chi-Town Hustlers and the Kid's
authoritative, yet good natured vocals.
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Kid and his tight band are on target throughout
author: ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER
Chicago blues / soul / funk vocalist KID DYNAMITE
sings, "I'm four-foot-five, but I'm DYNAMITE,"
and the diminutive singer roars with gusto on his
recently released Olde Skool Records release,
EXPLOSION. Mixing slow blues, shuffles, soul ballads,
and funk grooves with aplomb, Kid and his tight band
are on target throughout most of the new album.
Kid is also a notable wordsmith, as his ironic
lyrics on the Delta-patterned "Them White Boys"
and his socially-aware commentary on "Take The
Guns Off The Street" powerfully demonstrate.
The Kid may be short in stature, but he's definitely
long on talent./
Kevin Toelle/
Illinois Entertainer/
October, 2002
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author: Manobu Fujita From Japan
Great!! Kid sings very soulful,and the best matching with
Shun Kikuta & J.W.'S Chi-Town Hustlers.
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